Description
George III (1760-1820), Sovereign, 1820, closed 2’ first laureate head right, date below, legend surrounds from the lower left GEORGIUS III D G BRITANNIAR REX F D. Rev, Saint George slaying the dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance denoting engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding with buckle in French HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, edge milled (S.3785c; MCE.466; Marsh 4b). About uncirculated, underlying mint brilliance, proof-like mirrored fields. An intelligible example of the closed 2 variety.